Cinemalaya’s award-winning Martial Law-themed films
CINEMALAYA Film Festival has always been a significant avenue for works that are “social and political commentaries”, including Martial Law- themed movies that bagged major...
Films on Mindanao conflict win major Cinemalaya awards
FILMS on troubled relationships and shattered dreams due to the Mindanao conflict won major awards for this year’s Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.
The Baseball Player by Carlo Obispo won as best film along with...
Western Visayas films compete in Cinemalaya 2022
WESTERN Visayas is the backdrop of three competing full-length films for this year’s Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.
After a two-year wait as a result of a series...
Cinemalaya through the years
I HAVE been watching Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival since it started in 2004, or 18 years ago.
Cinemalaya is held annually at the Cultural Center...
Roe vs Wade and abortion debate in the Philippines
ASIDE from politics, nothing has polarized nations than the issues of population growth control, abortion and contraception, and their perceived consequences.
Abortion again became viral on social...
Close encounters with 2022 National Artists
“WALANG himala! Ang himala ay nasa puso ng tao, nasa puso nating lahat! Tayo ang gumagawa ng himala, tayo ang gumagawa ng mga sumpa...
Breach of a promise to marry
A MERE breach of a promise to marry is not an actionable wrong as long as it is not of such extent as would palpably and unjustifiably contradict good customs.
In any case, the party seeking to recover damages must have acted in good faith.
I...
Basketball as a nuisance sport
BASKETBALL is everywhere in the Philippines: on public sports complexes, on street corners, and on television screens from north to south of the archipelago.
The sport is further nurtured...
UPFight: UAAP basketball champions after 36 years
THE UNIVERSITY of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (MBT) earned the moniker “Cramming Maroons” due to their nail-biting, cardiac victories.
Cramming is life for the UP...
Historical revisionism is lurking
FEARS of historical revisionism resurfaced with the announcement by Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. that he would appoint Sara Duterte to be Secretary of Education.
The reaction...